Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-16

will be worked off. On Monday evening
the ticket prizes will be drawn. The
gold headed cane contest has been with
drawn by tbs committee.
The roads leading into the CITY are
decidedly hard roads to travel since the
rain of Monday and Tuesday. Notw,th-
standing this state Of affairs q large
number of farmers have visited the city
to-day.
DR.. W. 81. Tnrkopp, who has held the
position Of secretary of che board OF
pension examiners for the past five years,
rendered his resignation to the govern
ment on the first of April, but it has not
yet been accepted.
The event of the evening at the G. A.
r. fair tonight will be the contest for
the diamond ring to be voted to the
most popular young lady. The contest
ants are Miss McMinn and Miss Annie
Bauman. Turn out and vote for your
favorite.
GA. R.hall tonight will be the attractive
place of interest. Besides the regular
sale OF fancy articles, voting on the ring
contest will be exciting and drawing of
several prizes will OCCUR. Among the
prizes are a New Home sewing machine,
q valuable city lot, Mrs. Vanderhule's
painting, q harrow, a large regulator
clock and a parlor coal stove. All these
will go to the holders Of lucky tickets,
either tonight or on Monday night.
Services at the NJ. e. church to.
morrow will be held as follows: Service
in the morning at IL O'Clock by Mrs
Jennie Caldwell, followed by a brief
conference meeting; workers meeting in
the afternoon at 3 o'clock-special OBJ
! ject, plans for the meetings and work Of
next week; song service at 7:45 in the
evening; sermon at 8 by Mrs. Caldwell,
Unconverted friends and neighbors are
invited by the pastor to ell these ser
vices. Revival meeting at 7:45 tonight
Sheriff Kincel said to-day, in talking
Ct Michael Soukup, who escaped from
Jail on Wednesday, that he (the sheriff
would make no endeavors to recapture
him il he kept away from Yankton
Soukup was held for attacking the sher-
iff aud the sheriff is not anxious for re-
venge. By letting him stay away thu
county will be saved considerable
money. The sheriff has never believed
! that the boy Soukup ought to be pun,
+ iehed, because his father put him up I.
his assault upon the officer.
The map printed in this number 0
the Press and Dakotaian was procured
by Major Harry HinmaD. at the sug
eestlon of the board of trade, for tn
use of Yankton's business mel, who or
reminded that it Just fits the back OF
letter sheet and makes o very handsom
ornament. It can also be used ad
vantageously upon other printed matte
and when sent out through the ordinar
channels OF correspondence will d
much towards advertising Yanktoi
Major Human is prepared to do thl
work at very low rates.
DR.. James Hedley, who is to lectuS
in the college next Thursday
will take for his subject "The Sum.
Side Of Life" The New York Tribun
says iDr. Hedley is the greatest plat
form orator of the west" The New Yor
World says Of him: "Dr. Jaxnes Hedle,
leotured on The Sunny eide OF Lift
before q very large and RESPONSIVE
audience in Association hall last evel
ing. He III aspeaker OF marked 81,
quenee and magnetic power. He tol
. many numerous anecdotes, and kept To
audience in great humor throughout Il
lecture"
The attendance st the Method
! church last night was larger than usu
1 and the results we're very gratifyIn
!. Several were clearly converted IL
sAAHQ. "W LINNL t-I